Château St-Maire / Saint-Maire Castle, Lausanne The building, in the solid style of the city castles of the time, still indicates that it served both residential and military purposes. Since …
At the start of the 16th century, with the arrival of the Reformation and the Bernese, the former Catholic church became a Protestant church and then became disused. In 1548, …
The imposing fortress of Vufflens is the most striking example of a small group of late-Middle-Ages Romanesque castles, characterized primarily by the fact that they were built of brick. An …
Every year in spring the garden becomes tulip land. 120,000 tulips are planted. Tulips are at their most beautiful in the last week of April and the first two weeks of May.
The town of Morges lies not far from Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva, overlooking the majestic Mont Blanc. It's a fantastic base for exploring the magnificent landscape.
The Haldimand tower is a watchtower dating from 1791. It was built by the Swiss general Guillaume-Henri Dufour to monitor the movements of French troops during the Revolution. The tower …